I preach patience and love to my kids but then I yelled at my son for spilling juice all over the kitchen. He got scared and I saw the disappointment in his eyes. I apologized and we prayed together but man it hit me hard. How are you guys actually living out the fruit of the spirit at home? I keep ...
Spent 12 years at a company that didn't appreciate me, made the same salary, watched younger guys get promoted over me. My wife finally said either you try something new or you're going to be miserable forever. So at 42 I said screw it and started my own contracting business. First year was terrifyi...
I was drinking too much and everyone around me knew it but nobody said anything directly. My kids started asking why dad was always tired. That hit me hard. I went to AA, been sober for 14 months now. It's been rough, not gonna lie. There were nights I really wanted a beer just to take the edge off....
My company went full remote last year and I honestly don't know how I'd go back to the office now. I save 2 hours a day commuting, can actually eat lunch with my kids, and if one of them gets sick I'm right here instead of stressed at my desk wondering what's happening at home. The work gets done. I...
Wife is struggling with breastfeeding and considering switching to formula or pumping so I can do feeds too. I'm all for it because I want to help more at night but I don't want her to feel like she's failing. She keeps apologizing about it. How do I make her feel supported? And honestly has anyone ...
My 3 week old will conk out in my arms but the second I put him down in the bassinet he wakes up screaming. I've tried waiting til he's in deep sleep, warming the mattress, all that stuff. My wife keeps saying it's normal but I'm exhausted and feel like I'm failing at this. Anyone else deal with thi...
Just experienced my first diaper blowout. It was EVERYWHERE. Up the back, in the onesie, on my shirt. I gagged like 3 times. My daughter just sat there looking at me like I was an idiot. I actually understand now why parents talk about this stuff so much. That was insane. Props to everyone dealing w...
Been working on this for like 6 months. Today he finally got it and hasn't taken them off all day. He keeps showing everyone at school. I'm only gonna cry a little bit when I think about how I'm obsolete now.
I told my 6 year old we were going to have a "fun breakfast surprise" this morning. Made some homemade pancakes from scratch, spent like 45 minutes on them. He looked at the plate and goes "Can I just have cereal?" Absolutely destroyed me. Why do I even try.
Just finished it last weekend after like 6 weekends of work. Nothing fancy, just some 2x4s, a platform, and a rope ladder. Cost me about 400 bucks and way more in dad energy than I expected but man the look on their faces when they climbed up for the first time was worth every minute. Now they sleep...
Super simple right, just boil water and dump in noodles. But he was so focused on doing it right, asking me questions about the water temperature and salt ratios. Made this marinara sauce together and he served it to the whole family for lunch. His face when everyone said it was really good, man tha...
He wrote down "why did the chicken cross the road because it wanted to." Not exactly the punchline structure we're going for but I gotta say the kid's got confidence. He told it to me like 5 times and seemed genuinely proud. Made me cry a little honestly.
So my ex started dating someone and he's been around the kids for like two weeks already. I'm not trying to control what she does but I feel like introducing someone that quickly is rushing things. My kids haven't mentioned it much so maybe I'm overreacting. Our custody agreement doesn't really cove...
Just me or is there something perfect about F1 and coffee before the chaos starts. No kids up yet, just me, my coffee, and grown men in fast cars. Wife thinks I'm insane but those two hours are sacred. Watched the highlights three times this week already.
Got divorced 4 years ago, spent 2 years as the every-other-weekend guy. Missed a lot of the daily stuff with my two kids. Just married my girlfriend last year and her three kids are adjusting to having me around full time now. It's messy. I miss the simplicity of my own place, the quiet evenings, ha...